On the Podcast: James Bond had a liver too large for one drink.

In which the Negroni, the worlds No. 2 cocktail explains itself

Possibly the first booze, and a favorite of Beowulf... but how does it taste?

Two great bottles - Blue Note Straight Bourbon & Uncle Nearest Tennessee Whiskey. And a great story.

Timelessness isn't always a good thing.

....Ah, well, by that we mean grown, legally adult children. Voters, really.

What's your go-to cocktail? Is it a classic, with a twist, or some personal abomination?

In which we discuss the King of Rock n' Roll, his movies and fans that have gone weapons grade.

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."

Unlike booze or adultery, that provide some fun before the wheel of fate crushes you - there is no up side to procrastination.

In which we discuss wrapping up large jobs - from the relief to the grief. Whether a strange school year or finishing a weird book...

Spring is here, COVID is out... and big weddings are coming back like Jay Gatsby in love. You, sir, will have to give a toast.

In which we discuss the pitfalls of exiles that don't take

"No time", meditation and Winston Churchill's dictum that "a change is as good as a rest."

We've all got a few, but when do those "soft spots" in empirical evidence become a full on divorce from reality?

In which we discuss the grim logic of poverty and how it changes the way people react to the world, and opportunity, around them.

The default logic is that more choices are better - but is this true? Do too many choices lead to inertia?

We know what to do - so why to we wait until it’s a matter of life or death? Or at least fashionable?

What to do when that statue of Dolly turns into a Jolene?

It's galling to think that parents were onto something when they imparted all that ill-received wisdom to us.